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Playing for the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Michael Vick gets ready to pass in a game against the Dallas Cowboys. In 2007, the NFL star would become embroiled in a case involving illegal dogfighting. He served 19 months in prison.
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Photos: Michael Vick’s path

Michael Vick's path

Playing for the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Michael Vick gets ready to pass in a game against the Dallas Cowboys. In 2007, the NFL star would become embroiled in a case involving illegal dogfighting. He served 19 months in prison.  (Rob Carr / Associated Press)

Vick home

Officials search a Smithfield, Va. home owned by Vick, seeking evidence in their investigation of dogfighting.  (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

A search at a Vick property

State and federal officials carry coolers containing evidence from the Vick property at Smithfield, Va. In an April 2007 raid, authorities seized 66 dogs and equipment commonly used in dogfighting.  (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

Pit bull

Paul, a pit bull that the Pennsylvania SPCA said was rescued from a dogfighting ring, shows scars during a rally held not long after Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick was later cleared to play in the NFL’s current regular season, beginning with Week 3.  (Mark Stehle / Associated Press)

Courthouse

Vick is escorted from the Sussex County (Va.) Courthouse after pleading guilty to a state dogfighting charge. The former player had already been serving a prison term in Leavenworth, Kan. in connection with federal charges; he received a three-year suspended sentence on the state charge.  (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

Parole meeting

Vick arrives at federal court in Norfolk, Va., for a meeting with his parole officer.  (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

Announcement

Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid, left, appears with Vick at a news conference after the player signed with the Eagles. The previous month, Vick was granted conditional reinstatement by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  (Christopher Barth / EPA)

Game day

Michael Vick runs on to the field before a preseason game in Philadelphia between the Eagles and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback received a standing ovation before going on to complete four passes for 19 yards in part-time duty.  (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)

Protest

Protesters objecting to Vick’s NFL reinstatement stand among Eagles fans arriving for a game in Philadelphia.  (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Humane Society

Wayne Pacelle, left, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, and Vick appear at Covenant Baptist Church in southwest Washington, D.C., where Vick said that dogfighting is pointless and that he didn’t know why he risked his career for it.  (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)

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Photos: Michael Vick’s path

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